WHERE EVERY BREATH IS A DEVOTION
As I continue my learnings with the New York Zen Center, there has been some deep soul searching. What is mine to do? Heal first was clearly the answer. December is always a month of self-reflection. As a young child, my mother would have us reflect on the coming year during our birth month. We could opt out of sports teams or talk about … Read More
EVENT Link for AS ONE WOMB: FRIDAY APRIL 1, 2022. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/as-one-womb-tickets-237992611307 Our March gathering was really a template for how we move through the communion. It was wonderful to receive your comments after the event. I pray all is well for you and that we will see on Friday, April 1st. I have included our March recording for you to enjoy. As One Womb … Read More
WE MUST BE THE THING THAT WE WANT TO SEE IN OUR WORLD. It was not the first time I have heard this from Guidance. When you pray for something, Mercedes, you are admitting that the thing is not present. Praying for peace is an admission that you think that peace is not presence. God is peace and God is always present. Pray … Read More
I Transform Through Love is a series of contemplations to celebrate the Holy season of Ramadan. Last year I became familiar with this sacred season and participated by practicings a series of prayers. This year my Guidance offered, “Pour Love.” I began by practicing privately and then was inspired to put these contemplations into my Facebook Group, BE BEFORE I DO. The button take … Read More
The Saturday between Good Friday and Easter Sunday created a blessing that will become part of my Spring rituals of self ministry. I am affectionately calling it, “Leaning Into The Suffering.” Whether it is my suffering or connecting to the tangential crisis of a larger community, the connection to The Divine was humbling and graceful. Last week I faced a four hour period … Read More